Peter Stockdale wrote: > It would be useful if we could extract the info ourselves from our > mobiles. > I did pose this on the UK Telecom - mobile group but drew a blank. > I as said there- it in there waiting to be let out surely !
The problem is without GPS in the mobile, the mobile doesn't know where it is. Each cell has a unique* identifier which allows the mobile to report on the surrounding cells. The mobile has no way of turning this information into a real location, as it can't possibly know the geographic configuration of the network. The network does (of course) know how the network is connected and so can turn this into a real location. The newer mobiles which have a GPS receiver fitted do know where they are, but that is independent of the mobile network system. Terry Streeter NB Arun - Stockton * Again, a slight simplification. The codes are reused, but sufficiently far apart that there is no possibility of confusion.
